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United Arab Emirates: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for United Arab Emirates, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $31.62, median 1 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.99 – $53.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Middle East (1,291), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 1 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $31.62 its median price beats 90% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 United Arab Emirates best sellers
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Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai – A Brooklyn-to-Harvard High-Stakes Adventure (P.S.)
by Ben Mezrich
- List rank#1
- Price$9.63
- Rating4.2
- Reviews455
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Dubai: Gilded Cage
by Syed Ali
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews29
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Lions of the Dunes: The Al Maktoum Saga of Courage, Vision, and Leadership
by Koushik Datta
- List rank#3
- Price$29.99
- Reviews-
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From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates
by Frauke Heard-Bey
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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The Story of the United Arab Emirates - A History Book for Kids: A Fun, Educational, and Illustrated Journey Through Emirati History for Children and Curious Minds (History for Kids)
by Ahmet Neseli
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Reviews-
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City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
by Jim Krane
- List rank#6
- Price$17.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews241
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Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures)
by Todd Reisz
- List rank#7
- Price$26.66
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8
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A Brief History of Dubai: How Empty Desert Became a Megacity in 50 Years
by Michael Trowbridge
- List rank#8
- Price$11.49
- Reviews-
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Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
- List rank#9
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews367
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The Wayfinder: The Life of the Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founding President of the United Arab Emirates
by Daniel Slack-Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$12.69
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
FAQ
Is United Arab Emirates a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1 reviews and sells for $31.62.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United Arab Emirates?
The median best seller has 1 reviews, and 93% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United Arab Emirates best sellers cost?
The median price is $31.62; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.99 and $53.98.
Can new books break into United Arab Emirates?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.